rainbow8 posted:

Thanks for the chapter!

(Is the male teacher being a wingman for Hinohara and middle-schooler Nagai???)

(also would the story make more sense if Nagai were in high school?)

As far as I remember, the male vocal teacher here is gay and is in love with another (male) teacher.

Another girl student has a crush on that other teacher (who's not in love with anyone).

14-Sai no Koi is about a web of various relationships inside the school, besides the MCs' one.

Thanks for the chapter!

(Is the male teacher being a wingman for Hinohara and middle-schooler Nagai???)

(also would the story make more sense if Nagai were in high school?)

I think this is that weird manga thing where there’s often a notable disjunction between the characters’ stipulated age/grade-level and their appearance/actions. To me, it seems to be the case in any number of series that so-called “middle-schoolers” look and act like late-high-schoolers, and high-school students seem to be 3-5 years older than their grade level.

In the famous manga/anime Akira, we’re told that the MCs, who are out gang-banging and getting wrapped up in apocalyptic political/scientific conspiracies, are all 15 years old. (When I think of me and my friends at 15, we . . .didn’t look or act like that.)

This manga and its related ones definitely spend most of the time (not quite all, but most) having the middle school characters feel like they're in late high school. But I don't feel like talking about that because I feel like we've thrashed it out masses of times.

So, I just want to mention how hilarious I found it watching that gloomy, grumpy guy trying to look cheerful doing "Singing in the Rain". Final twist was pretty damn funny too.

Haha Daphnie, you already know why Hinohara is happy lol

If these two don't end up together, I will wail on my bed for a whole week.

Haha Daphnie, you already know why Hinohara is happy lol

I know, but so often my wishfulness ends up making me believe stuff that is not there, so I leave some doubt in the air, hahaha

Oh wow, that was pretty stupid. Expecting 12/13 year olds to have already fallen in love and looking down on them because they didn't was the worst take ever. You don't have to be "in love" to express emotions in singing.

Oh wow, that was pretty stupid. Expecting 12/13 year olds to have already fallen in love and looking down on them because they didn't was the worst take ever. You don't have to be "in love" to express emotions in singing.

It's Japan were talking about, lol, they're expecting people to mature very fast and love in a heterocentric way very early, lol, and im any cases, I'm sure the teachers thought they were being funny by saying that... \°~°/

These juries are such bitches lol it was very annoying for a punchline

I really like Hinohara and Nagai, always liked the pair in "Love at 14". The realization that Hinohara can't (or doesn't want to!) crush any feelings she has for Nagai was great.

Also a week to translate! Ouch!
Thanks for the update as always.

Suddenly, fear. Time to fire up the angst machine!

Morally, I question this manga
Personally, I love it?
It’s like Yuzumori-san experience all over again lol

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I wish there was a little more spice in that ending considering how the series could get pretty spicy in the earlier chapters I don't see why there wouldn't be any at the end, oh well.

Thanks for your hard work Daphie!

Thanks, Daphie! Always look forward to your excellent choices.

The teacher is gross and a pedo. I hate this story.

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OH MY GOD IS THIS THE SIDE STORY TO THE ANGSTY BOY AND THE OTHER TEACHER???
Blessed dayyyyyyyyyyy
An absolute treasure, i loved the original series and i loved this side pairing so much. So glad there's a side story about them AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Old middle school me is thrivinggggggggggg

Thanks for striking the goldmine once again Daphie

Why did you like this disgusting pedo lady?

That's it???
So their story ended, just like this???

The teacher is gross and a pedo. I hate this story.

Pretty funny thing to say when the teacher went to great lengths to avoid anything inappropriate, despite the boy's desires.

The teacher is gross and a pedo. I hate this story.

Pretty funny thing to say when the teacher went to great lengths to avoid anything inappropriate, despite the boy's desires.

My thoughts exactly.

And you're welcome everyone who've thanked me! I'm happy I brought this story to completion! I would've wished for a bit more meat to this ending, but it's what it is, haha!

Tbh, that was underwhelming.

Nothing of note happened in those seven chapters, except Hinohara blushing half the time because of Nagai's rizz. She came accross as really immature. And it petered out into a time skip of course, with a 19 years old Nagai coming back to woe her again.

I think Reliance has more potential for toxicity and plot development, which is probably why it's continuing.

thechampionmike95 posted:

OH MY GOD IS THIS THE SIDE STORY TO THE ANGSTY BOY AND THE OTHER TEACHER???
Blessed dayyyyyyyyyyy
An absolute treasure, i loved the original series and i loved this side pairing so much. So glad there's a side story about them AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Old middle school me is thrivinggggggggggg

Thanks for striking the goldmine once again Daphie

Why did you like this disgusting pedo lady?

If you don't want to read stories involving romance of these ages, avoid the tags that label it as such. If you must comment negatively, don't go after people personally like this. Not good.

The actual chapter 7 is finally done and uploaded! Sorry for the previous confusion! The only thing left to come about this series is a short epilogue!

Thanks, Daphie. (I think of this author as usually doing some oblique storytelling, but this makes a lot more sense now.)

it's extremely rare that i read an age gap romance and think "oh, this same age side couple are actually more interesting". shouko is just a way better match for him, in personality and chemistry, so that backpedaling at the end was actually pretty disappointing. to the point i wish the manga had just been about them instead :/ oh well. only so much you can do with a spinoff i guess